Well, the waiting is finally over and the wizards convene to pore over the selections made by Kicker of Elves that he claims are the best of 2013.
Listen as we hear about Kicker’s two ‘finds’ of the year and how he, personally, should be thanked for the production of at least one of his albums of the year.
There’s pop, punk, psych and, fortunately, little in the way of prog on offer as well as some suitably deferential readings. So much stuff in fact that we had to divide the mammoth show into two for you to download:
Kicker’s best of 2013 (Part 1)
Kicker’s best of 2013 (Part 2)
Here are pictures of little Kicker (no, not that one) with all the source albums that matter.
Look out for Chorizo Garbanzo’s soon to follow best of the year podcast and also Rebel Rikkit’s selections coming to the airwaves just as soon as he’s decided.
Best of 2012 selections
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Here are the tracks that matter this year (in the order they were played):
1. Song From The River – Soft Hearted Scientists
2. Junk Shop – Scott & Charlene’s Wedding
3. You’ve Got Me Wonderin’ Now – Parquet Courts
4. Sunray Venus – Throwing Muses
5. Wenu Wenu – Omar Souleyman
6. Myrtle And Rose – Lloyd Cole
7. Forsooth – Edwyn Collins
8. Dance Apocalyptic (Live) – Janelle Monae
9. Plastic Cup – Low
10. You Don’t Have To – John Grant
11. I Killed A Man Who Looks Like You – Robert Pollard
12. Icky – They Might Be Giants
13. Hey You Bastards I’m Still Here – Mark Kozelek & Desertshore
14. Caterpillars – The Handsome Family
15. Babulina’s Trip – Graveola E O Lixo Polifonico
16. King Of Cleveland – Joseph Arthur
17. We Sink – Chvrches
18. The Sing – Bill Callahan
19. Music Is My Only Friend (Short Version) – The Great Sadness
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